NEW DELHI: After their early exit from the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup 2026, the West Indies nationwide cricket workforce and South Africa nationwide cricket workforce have been caught in Kolkata for greater than every week, sparking criticism from former England captain Michael Vaughan.Vaughan questioned why England nationwide cricket workforce managed to return residence shortly whereas the opposite groups stay stranded. England have been knocked out on March 5 however reportedly flew residence inside 36 hours. In the meantime, West Indies have been eradicated on March 1 and South Africa on March 4, but each squads have been nonetheless ready in India days later.

Pissed off by the state of affairs, Vaughan wrote, “Simply to allow you to all know that the West Indies obtained knocked out of the World Cup on March 1st .. it’s now March ninth .. they’re nonetheless stranded in Kolkata .. SA are in the identical place .. !!!!!!!!!!!! This isn’t proper … England obtained on a constitution 36 hrs after being knocked out .. as ought to be the case for all groups ..”The difficulty has additionally been raised by gamers akin to Quinton de Kock, David Miller, and West Indies coach Daren Sammy, who’ve expressed considerations concerning the delay.Nonetheless, match organisers say the issue is just not favoritism however journey restrictions. In line with the Worldwide Cricket Council and Cricket West Indies, the delay is linked to airspace restrictions attributable to rising tensions within the Center East involving the US, Israel, and Iran. A number of flight corridors throughout the Gulf area have been partially closed for security.Flights heading to the UK can keep away from essentially the most affected zones by taking northern routes, which probably helped England return sooner. However routes to the Caribbean and South Africa go nearer to restricted Gulf airspace, resulting in cancellations and allow points. A constitution flight deliberate earlier was reportedly cancelled attributable to lacking overflight approvals.